“He is making you successors in it to see how you act. So beware of this world, and beware of women.”

It is also reported in the Sahīh that he, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah does not look at your appearance or your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.”

In the two Sahīh collections, Abū Wāqid al-Laythī reported:

“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting among his Companions when three men arrived. One found a gap in the circle and sat down. Another sat down—that is, behind them—and the third left. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Shall I tell you about these men? The man who sat in the circle sought refuge with Allah, so Allah granted him refuge. The man who sat behind the circle felt shy, so Allah showed shyness toward him. The man who left turned away, so Allah turned away from him.’”

It is narrated from Salmān al-Fārisī, both as his own statement and as a saying traced back to the Prophet:

“Allah is shy to